Lesson  2 Not Just a Myth

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Have you ever read Greek mythology? Regardless of the country that you live (on / in), it is very (like / likely) that you have come (over / across) different versions of Greek mythology. The stories of gods, heroes, monsters, adventure, and human (nature / natures) have fascinated people for centuries. (Even if / Even as ) you are not a big fan of (literate / literature), you cannot escape the reaches of mythology since they are all around us. For example, words and expressions from Greek mythology (is appeared / appear) in commercial products, movies, television, and everyday conversation. Let us (take / to take) a look at some of these expressions in our daily conversation.

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Chocolate is Joanne's Achilles' heel.

Achilles was half human and half god. His mother was a goddess named Thetis and his father was a human being named Peleus. Thetis did not like the fact (which / that) Achilles was half mortal so she looked (for / of) a way to make him fully immortal. One way she found was to dip baby Achilles in the river Styx. Thetis dipped Achilles into the river by (holding / hold) him by the heels. After that, Achilles' only weakness was the part of him (untouching / untouched) by the water, his heels. Achilles grew up to be a great warrior and was victorious in many battles. No human being could beat him in a fight (because / because of) he seemed to have no weaknesses. However, during the Trojan War, his enemy shot a poisonous. arrow into his heel, and Achilles was (killing / killed).

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In modern day language, the term "Achilles' heel" is used to (referring / refer) to someone's weakness. The example sentence Chocolate is Joanne's Achilles' heel means that Joanne has a weakness for chocolate and cannot live (with / without) it. So other people can get Joanne (do / to do) what they want by giving her chocolate.

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Losing weight is a Herculean task for Chris.

Like Achilles, Hercules was half god and half human. He was born to Zeus and a (immortal / mortal) mother and possessed god－like strength. When Hera, Zeus' jealous wife, sent two huge snakes to kill baby Hercules, Hercules simply killed them (on / with) his bare hands. (Since / As) Hercules grew older, he became stronger and faced many difficult physical challenges. Thanks to his unbelievable strength, he was able to overcome the challenges.

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We now use the term "Herculean task" to refer to a very difficult task. The example sentence Losing weight is a Herculean task for Chris means (what / that) it is very difficult (for / of) Chris to lose weight. It doesn't mean that losing weight is impossible for Chris but that it would require a great effort.

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The technology of human cloning may open Pandora's box.

According (that/ to) Greek mythology, Pandora was the first mortal woman in the world. Zeus ordered Pandora to be made (of / from) water and earth. The other gods blessed her (for / with) many talents. The name Pandora means "all－gifted": Aphrodite made Pandora beautiful, Apollo gave her the gift of music, and Hermes gave her the power of persuasion. Zeus gave her a box which she was never to open. Naturally, (driven / driving) by curiosity, Pandora opened the box and released the evil spirits on the world. She quickly closed the box but it was (even / too) late. Luckily, there was one thing that did not escape from the box, hope.

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We now use the expression "opening Pandora's box" to mean (unintentional / unintentionally) creating an uncontrollable and terrible situation. The example sentence The technology of human cloning may open Pandora's box means that the scientist's good intention of human cloning may bring many Trojan horse, Janus, Pygmalion effect, Oedipus complex, Midas touch narcissism and Cupid's arrow. (As / In) you can see, Greek mythology is all around us whether we are aware of it or not. Why don't you try (finding / to find) the origins of other expressions? Discovering the origins of an expression is a fun and interesting way to learn its true meaning.problems with it.

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